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Honesty? Watch where the money goes.
Day before yesterday there was an interesting article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal:
Of seven major industries that have been the most reliable Republican resources, Sen. McCain has beaten Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama in only one, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan organization. Even that one, transportation, is a close call. Among the seven combined, the expected Republican nominee raised $13.1 million through February, compared with $22.5 million for Sen. Obama and $27.1 million for Sen. Clinton.(...) Health-care and pharmaceutical firms have given three times as much to each of the two Democrats as to Sen. McCain. Defense firms put Sen. McCain ahead of Sen. Obama, but behind Sen. Clinton. Energy, construction and agribusiness firms have given more to both Democrats.I don't know about you, but I smell a rat. These people know what they expect for their money and they don't fork over without previous "conversations".
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Comments (5)
It's clear to the whole country that the next president is going to be a Democrat.
No Republican (and certainly not McCain) can possibly win in November because Bush has wrecked the GOP to the point that only hardcore movement conservatives call it home anymore. Bush's budgets have pissed off fiscal conservatives. The failure of gay marriage and abortion amendments has pissed off social conservatives. Iraq has nauseated moderates. The GOP, as we know it, is literally dead.
These industrial groups can see just as well as anyone else that the next president will have a "-D" after his/her name. They're trying to get on the good side of the presumptive nominees by giving campaign donations.
It will be interesting to see who gets the better treatment in the coming years. Big pharma and financial institutions were the big winners in the '90's. I'm going to hedge my bets and say that in the late '00's the defense industry will get the most preferential treatment from the next administration.
April 4, 2008 10:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's clear to the whole country that the next president is going to be a Democrat.
No Republican (and certainly not McCain) can possibly win in November because Bush has wrecked the GOP to the point that only hardcore movement conservatives call it home anymore. Bush's budgets have pissed off fiscal conservatives. The failure of gay marriage and abortion amendments has pissed off social conservatives. Iraq has nauseated moderates. The GOP, as we know it, is literally dead.
These industrial groups can see just as well as anyone else that the next president will have a "-D" after his/her name. They're trying to get on the good side of the presumptive nominees by giving campaign donations.
It will be interesting to see who gets the better treatment in the coming years. Big pharma and financial institutions were the big winners in the '90's. I'm going to hedge my bets and say that in the late '00's the defense industry will get the most preferential treatment from the next administration.
April 4, 2008 11:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's clear to the whole country that the next president is going to be a Democrat.
No Republican (and certainly not McCain) can possibly win in November because Bush has wrecked the GOP to the point that only hardcore movement conservatives call it home anymore. Bush's budgets have pissed off fiscal conservatives. The failure of gay marriage and abortion amendments has pissed off social conservatives. Iraq has nauseated moderates. The GOP, as we know it, is literally dead.
These industrial groups can see just as well as anyone else that the next president will have a "-D" after his/her name. They're trying to get on the good side of the presumptive nominees by giving campaign donations.
It will be interesting to see who gets the better treatment in the coming years. Big pharma and financial institutions were the big winners in the '90's. I'm going to hedge my bets and say that in the late '00's the defense industry will get the most preferential treatment from the next administration.
April 4, 2008 11:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Holy shitty website, Batman!
April 4, 2008 11:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Republicans may not be able to win, but the Democrats sure know how to lose. Don't make any bets yet.
April 5, 2008 11:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
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